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Abel Tasman National Park is a New Zealand national park located between Golden Bay and Tasman Bay at the north end of the South Island. It is named after Abel Tasman, who in 1642 became the first European explorer to sight New Zealand and who anchored nearby in Golden Bay. The park was founded in 1942, largely through the efforts …

Mount Richmond Forest Park is a Forest Park in New Zealand administrated by the Department of Conservation. Established in 1977, the forest park is located between Nelson and Marlborough and consists of 165,946 hectares of conservation estate. Around 80% of the area is covered in bush. The most notable peak in the forest park is Mount Richmond, which has an …